Spring seat with laths covering



NOV 1, 1932- P. SCHUL-rias 1,886,30

SPRING SEAT WITH LTHS CVERING Filed Aug. 2l, 1929 2 Sheets-Shes?, l

Nov. l, 1932.. P.' scHuL'rEs SPRING SEAT WITH LATHS COVERING Filed Aug. 21. 1929 2 Sheets-Shea?I -2 Hg. al al @da R Schaal-bes INveN-rok Patented Nov. l, 1932 Ft Eq@ asigne UNIT@ .sais

PAUL SCH'ULTES, OF LEICHINGEN, GrEItl\/.[A1\TY SPRING Snam WITH ria'rns covERVING Application mea August 21, 1929, serial no. 387,517, aua in Germany August 24, 192e.y

This invention relates to a spring seat comprising a covering of transverse laths of substantially rigid material, such as wood or similar material, the laths being firmly secured to cross carrying members.

According to the invention the carrying members comprise steel bends bent to form aligned trough-shaped grooves, serving to receive the laths, bends between the latter rendering the seat springy.

The trough-shaped grooves are completely filled by said laths, so that the springing of the seat is eiected by flexion of the upper bends of the steel bends only.

Several examples embodying the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a section of a first example.

Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1 part of the laths being removed.

Figures 3 to 7 show alternative details according to the invention.

Figure 8 is a frontview of a further example of the invention, partly covered by laths.

Figure 9 is a cross section of Figure 8.

Figure 10 shows the upper end of a spring carrier for the back of a bench moving in a slot in the uppermost lath.

Figur-e 11 shows a connection of the spring carriers for seat and back, formed by hinges, and

Figure 12 is an adjustable and demountable bearing for the front ends of the spring carrier for the seat.

The example illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 show steel bands with their rear ends bent upward and screwed to the seat back f while the front ends are fixed to the front lath g of the seat, which can slide in a groove in the front support 7L of the seat. The bands are bent to form troughs which are completely filled by the laths a fiexion only taking place at the intermediate bends CZ.

In a further example of the invention (Figure 3) instead of bends d one Vor more hinges are provided at the rear end which ensure betteradaptationof the springy` seat to the shape of the body, while the seat is rendered collapsible. l

The front lath oftheseat canV also be connected by hinges la to the front supports haof the seat, as shown by Figure 4, so as to render the supportsand the seat foldable together.

To malte rtheiseat still more springy as shown in Figure 5 a spring may be provided in the front supporti of the seat, or else (see Figure 6)V a projecting cantilever spring Z can be arrangedkbelow the seat and lixed to the rear support e of the seat, or hinged. tothe latter so that it can be turned aside.

Another way of obtaining additional resilience of the seat, is to attach the front support L' (see Figure 7) to the ooror the lower frame n by means of hinges m. It hasbeen' found that a still better edect of the spring carriers is achieved if the latter together with the front lath of the seat are not movably attachedV to the front supports, but are xed immovably to the said latter. Further, it has been found desirable to render the back springy in a like manner as described for the seat; here it is oi. advantage to shape the spring carriers of the back tothe curve of the human back. It is immaterial to thejinvention whether the spring carriers -for the back and the spring carriers of the seat are` made in one piece going right through, or whether they are connected by means of hinges, or whether each carrier is fixed separately to the rear support` of the seat and the back framevrespectively. At their upper ends the spring carriers of the back may be fixedor held in sliding bearings to the back frame.

YThe example shown in Figures `Sand 9 has the spring carriers s for the back fixedly screwed at the upper and lower ends to the back frame 0. The spring carriers b for the seat are in .thesame manner screwed lixedly at the rear to the back frame 0 and in front to the front support h of the seat.

rIhe spring carriers b and s may also be made in onepiece, the upper and front ends being suitably screwed to the seat frame.

I/Vhen the lower ends of the spring carriers s for the back are fiXed to the back frame, the upper ends of the steel bands a may be held in sliding bearings, as shown by Figure 10. In reducing this feature to practice the upper end of the back frame 0 is notched or grooved as shown at b while the upper ends of the carriers are slotted and these slotted portions are engaged by fasends of said supporting carriers includes a slotted support, and means on the adjacent ends of the carriers and engaging in the slots for enabling a. slight longitudinal displacement of the carriers.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

PAUL SCI-IULTES.

teners s anchored in the frame 0 and traversing the grooves b.

The spring carriers b and s may also be j interconnected by means of hinges m, as depicted in Figure ll.

As will be seen from Figure l2 the spring carriers b may also interlock with the front support h of the seatby means of a bent over projection 1 ora like device, to prevent dislocation from the latter. Hinges p (Figure ll) may be provided between the spring carf of laths, and intermediate connecting parts between the trough-shaped parts for exerting a spring action.

^ 2. A spring seat including transversely disposed laths forming the seat and back surfaces, supportingcarriers arranged at the sides of the seat and including inwardly bent parts forming trough-shaped grooves disposed one behind the other for receiving the ends of the laths, -parts intermediate and f connected with the bentparts for exerting a spring action, and means for movably mounting one of the ends of said supporting carriers for assisting the spring action of the seat.

3. A seat according to claim 2, wherein a front support is provided for the supporting carriers, and'spring inserts in said support to increase the resilient action of the seat.

41A seat according to claim 2, wherein the means for movably-suppor'ting the front ends of the carriers consists of a rear support, and plate springs projecting forwardly from the rear support to resiliently support the front ends of ,the said carriers.

5. A seat according to claiml 2, wherein the means for movably mounting the carriers includes a front support terminating at its upper end in a slot, and means on the front ends of the carriers engaging in the lli 

